(A) Land subdivision is the first step in the process of community development. Once land has been divided up into streets, lots, and blocks and is publicly recorded, the correction of defects is costly and difficult. Subdivision of land sooner or later becomes a public concern, in that public infrastructure must be maintained and various public services customary to urban and rural areas must be provided. The welfare of the community is thereby affected in many important respects. It is therefore in the interest of the public, the developer, and future owners that subdivisions be conceived, designed, and developed in accordance with sound rules and proper minimum standards. In accordance with state statute, these regulations are intended to provide:
(1) For the harmonious development of the region and its environs;
(2) For the coordination of roads within the subdivided land with other existing or planned roads or with the state or regional plan or with the plans of municipalities in or near the region;
(3) For adequate open spaces for traffic, light, air, and recreation;
(4) For the conservation of or production of adequate transportation, water, drainage and sanitary facilities, and to reduce flood damage potentials to the greatest extent possible;
(5) For the avoidance of population congestion; and
(6) For the avoidance of such scattered or premature subdivision of land as would involve danger or injury to health, safety or prosperity.
(B) The regulations herein shall supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in the Zoning Regulations of the City of Franklin and Simpson County, Kentucky (hereinafter referred to as the Zoning Regulations) and shall likewise supplement and facilitate the enforcement of the provisions and standards contained in the City Stormwater Management Ordinance.
(Ord. 2022-007, passed 3-14-2022)